F16P 3/00
Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a
Official title: Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body (F16P5/00 takes precedence)
F16P3/00 (Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a) appears on 1,676 US grants and 1,480 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16P- Granted patents
- 1,676
- Published applications
- 1,480
- Assignees
- 887
- Inventors
- 3,187
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 11 |
| 2002 | 23 | 50 |
| 2003 | 19 | 42 |
| 2004 | 26 | 28 |
| 2005 | 27 | 44 |
| 2006 | 31 | 35 |
| 2007 | 26 | 36 |
| 2008 | 26 | 43 |
| 2009 | 28 | 56 |
| 2010 | 37 | 58 |
| 2011 | 40 | 43 |
| 2012 | 48 | 48 |
| 2013 | 38 | 63 |
| 2014 | 46 | 55 |
| 2015 | 53 | 56 |
| 2016 | 51 | 68 |
| 2017 | 59 | 88 |
| 2018 | 70 | 71 |
| 2019 | 68 | 97 |
| 2020 | 77 | 88 |
| 2021 | 65 | 82 |
| 2022 | 68 | 79 |
| 2023 | 59 | 68 |
| 2024 | 70 | 77 |
| 2025 | 67 | 58 |
| 2026 | 34 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16P 3/12Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a1,071
- F16P 3/08In connection with the locking of doors, covers, guards, or like members325
- F16P 3/18Control arrangements requiring the use of both hands109
- F16P 3/02Screens or other safety members moving in synchronism with members which move93
- F16P 3/001Safety devices for guarding the human operator of punch presses or like47
- F16P 3/008Devices for directly stopping or interrupting the drive or gear in case23
Recent patents
- Bending machine and method for processing a workpiece by means of a bending machine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,333 B2EVOBEND GmbH
- Bending machine and method for operating a bending machine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,334 B2Fiessler Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
- Process mapping and monitoring using artificial intelligence25 Aug 2026US 12,717,691 B2Aveva Software, LLC
- Apparatus for producing brushware and method for operating such an apparatus18 Aug 2026US 12,708,197 B2Zahoransky AG
- Bending machine, in particular a press brake, with a safety system11 Aug 2026US 12,703,019 B2Bystronic Laser AG
- Safety interlock system for industrial machinery24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284673 A1Provisur Technologies, Inc.
- Robot control device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233395 A1Fanuc Corporation
- Functional safety system for robots6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225245 A1Dexterity, Inc.
- Method for Evaluating Operational Safety of a Workstation6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227747 A1ABB Schweiz AG
- Control method for work machine, control system, and work machine16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201678 A1Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Proximity safety switch suitable for use in a hair dryer for disabling operation646US 6,784,775 B2LJM Associates, Inc. · 2004
- Method and a device for sensing the distance between a first object and a second object276US 5,942,975 A1999
- Device for maneuvering a radiology appliance259US 5,675,227 AGE Medical Systems SA · 1997
- Magnetic safety interlock for a food processor utilizing vertically oriented, quadrant coded magnets247US 4,629,131 ACuisinarts, Inc. · 1986
- Anti-kickback power tool control220US 4,267,914 ABlack & Decker Inc. · 1981